Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 05 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
21.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 12AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)--
Afternoon (06 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (06 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
SE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)10121211111110101091313101010999121212121010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)385178696664403837348384333333342334363636502425
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
N
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
10
ENE
15
NNE
5
N
5
W
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
E
10
ENE
10
N
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
0
SW
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscrossglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:54PM
2.02
10:13AM
2.10
10:37PM
2.01
10:53AM
2.04
11:18PM
1.98
11:32AM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:04AM
0.17
4:29PM
0.14
4:45AM
0.22
5:08PM
0.17
5:26AM
0.29
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise------7:11-------7:13-------7:13-
Sunset-7:54-------7:53-------7:52------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171817161515161718181716151416171818181716151718
Feels °C (?)151716151414161616171716141315151717181716151817
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